Shirt-sleeve.



PATBNTBD JAN. 29, 19C?.

G. M. EDGARTON. SHIRT SLE`EVE.` APPLICATION HLBD SEPT. 7. 1906.

UNITED STATES PATENT oEEioE.

-GEORGE M. EDGAETON, or BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

SHIRT-SLIEVE.l Y

i Speccation of Letters Patent. y Appiicaannedsepambr7,1906. Samira 333.647.

Patented Jan. 29, 1907.

- having a permanently-attac ed cud.

The invention consists in the improvements which I Will now proceed to describe and claim.

Of the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a pers ective view of a portion of a shirt-sleeve em odying my invention and a reversible cuff secured4 thereto.l Fig,v 2 represents aperspective view ofthe portion ofthe sleeve shown inFig. 1, the cuil' being removed. Fig. 3 represents a'section on line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 represents a section on`4 line44oFig. 1.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the figures.

In the drawings, 12 represents the outer -end portion of a shirt-sleeve, the same having a divided wristbandcomposed of an in ner member 18 and an outer member 14. Said members are disconnected at their outer edges, so that they form a pocket adapted to receive the inner end portion of a reversible cuff 15, the latter being inserted between the inner and outer members, which are formed and arranged so that they have 'a close frictional bearing on the sides of the portion of the cuff that is inserted between them. The endportions of the members 13 and I4 are Separated from each other by a division in the sleeve, and each member is provided at its end portions with buttonholes, the inner member 13 having two buttonholes 16 16,

while the outer member has two similar buttonholes 417 17. The arrangement is such that when the end'portions ofthe Wristband members yare brought together the buttonholes 16 16 1717`- will. coincide, as shown in Fig. 4. The cuii 1,5 is of the-ordinary re versible type, having at each of its end portions two coinciding buttonholes ,18. The length of the cud should. be such that when its inner end is inserted between the Wristband members the buttonholes 18 at the inner end'of the cuff will coincide with the but.-

- and with the end portions of thecud by a `end of the cuff against Wear'and soiling, said tonholes in the Wristband members, so that the ends of the end portions of the Wristband members may be connected with each other ingle double-headed button 19, as shown in 1t will be seen from the foregoing that the cud may be conveniently and securely attached to the sleeve by one button and that the button 'Will hold the inner and odterv members of the Wristband in close rictional contact with the inner and outer surfaces of the cud inserted between them, so that there will be no liability of the central portion of the cud slipping out from between the members ofthe Wristband. Furthermore, the in nerand outer members serve to protect the members efl'ectually concealing such end. In addition, the presence of but a single button of a character similar to thatwhich is used in the outer end of the cuff does not damage the inner end oi the cud in a manner which would prevent the changing of the cur` end for end. The requirement of the use of but a single button is due tothe fact that the cuff itself is of a multiple' ply, andconsequently of .considerable stidness, so that when its inner end is secured Within the pocket formed by the stiiiened inner and outer members of the Wristband a relatively stiened portion is formed at the point of connection, with thev result tlt the inner and'outer members of the Wristband will be forced to liesnugly against the surface ofthe cuff.

As indicated by Fig. 1, the eii'ect of the i above-described construction is that of a cud permanently attached or stitched to .the Sleeve. At the same time, however, the cuff maybe readily detached and reversed, the soiled end of the cuit being effectually concealed by the members ofv the Wristband and the clean part or' the cuff brought to the front, enabling the wearer to get double service and have practically two pairs of cuffs at all times.

My invention also enables new cuffs to be applied to shirts only partially worn out, such as are generally discarded only because the cuffs are useless, While the rest of the shirt is in good condition.

I do not limit'n/iyself tothe details of construction here shown, as any construction embodying a Wristband with inner and outer members disconnected at their outer edges and ends and which are provided with com- IIO -ciding buttonholes in. their, end portions-will said pocket and held therein by a single but- 'constitute an embodiment of my invention. ton passing through said coinciding button- Q I claim#- Y holes and through a buttonhole of such cu".

-A shirt-sleeve having its Wristband com- In testimony whereof I have 'aiiixed my 5 posed of inner and outer members which :tre signature in presence of two witnesses. vvdisconnectedat their edges to form a cu- K Aedge^`1 "e`a `:eiving pocket, each of said members GEORGE M' EDGARTON' y having buttonholes, the b'uttonholes of the Witnesses: s

- two members coinciding, whereby either C. F. BROWN,

' xd'edge of a, reversible cuE may lie concealed in i A. C. RATGAN. 

